From the 50s to the 60s, Unidentified Flying Objects displaying
out of this world flight characteristics were witnessed by
thousands.
Subsequently, the US govt funded a study to gather the 'truth'
about such crafts and hopefully, its occupants, thru Brooklyns
University, and led to the infamously knowned leaked 'Brooklyns
Report'.
It did not lay any claims to the veracity of UFOs, but it
proposed and called for a SUPPRESSION of such UFOs information and
to discredit witnesses, because it would create a pyschological
disorder to the masses to know that we are not alone.
Religious beliefs and scientific dogma would be shattered. Mass
panic would ensue. Beings that could travel across galaxies would
be highly intelligent and would certainly not come to Earth just to
say hello.
The point i am trying to put across is that govts believe
suppression of news or dignified silence would be in the best
interest of the population, otherwise panic would only ensue and
chaos would reign in our ordered societies. The masses CANNOT
HANDLE THE TRUTH was the catchphrase.
As we moved into the 21st century, we all believed in freedom
and seek for more transparency and openess. Witness the watergate
scandals, pentagon papers on vietnam, wmds in iraq or the lack of
it, etc, etc.
The masses did not panic, or most didnt, lives went on.
However, today, we witnessed the dramatic collapse of the
financial market upon revelation by Lehman Bros and gang, and the
effects of the philosphy 'The masses cannot handle the truth'.
The masses fled the markets with their savings and
earnings. Global recession occured. Millions soon out of work and
will starve to death,even when the fundamentals of earth's
resources are still strong, and the capability of more reliable biz
enterprises are around. Money disappeared into homes and
banks.
I too will advocate
for transparency of our CPF and have the intellectual capacity to
handle the truth and accept the reasons for it to be held for long
term social spending with returns.
Problem is, do others? Will they react as they did in the
financial market, panic and withdraw the monies even if there are
no losses or just paper losses in the fund's investment
strategies?
And will the more ambitious but intellectually challenged
and morally flawed use such opportunities to seize control of
our lives, rule our economy, by blaming the govt for paper losses
or insufficent paper gains? Worse still, will financial predators
gleam with pleasure at such revelations of our holdings, which is
yours and my future?
Do we have the mental capacity to handle the truth, from the DPM
to the roadsweeper?
another text of craps, if things were happening beyond our
comprehension like UFO, I dont see how people can panic
If your money is with someone and they used it for
speculation, this is the worry and not panicking
